SHADES Of spring
The Pony Express and yearbook staff put together a playlist of their favorite songs with a color in the title to celebrate spring starting and the hues that come out during the season.
Back in Black - AC/DC
“It’s a good song.” Abigail Shlimenzon |
Indigo - 88rising, NIKI
“It’s a bop” Isabella Wight |
Black Magic - Little Mix
“I really like how this song gives you confidence. It also sounds really good.” Sydney Teves |
Purple Haze - Jimi Hendrix
“Jimi Hendrix is great and this song has one of his most memorable guitar solos for me.” Riley Fink |
White Queen - Queen
“This song in general makes me laugh because it was playing when my sister merged onto a lane and hit the car in front of her.” Patricia Carmona |
Brown Eyed Girl - Van Morrison
“This song just feels really nostalgic and gives off a really good vibe. It feels like driving around at sunset with your windows rolled down.” Katherine Rowe |
Red - Taylor Swift
“I like how she associates certain situations she goes through to a particular color it reminds her of and it shows all of the conflicting emotions she had while dating this guy.” Jennefer Remigius 99 Red Balloons - Nena
“This was my favorite song as a kid.” Joelle Gendzel |
Mr. Brownstone - Guns N’ Roses
“The way this song addresses addiction is masterful, and it also has amazing guitar and drum pieces. Overall this is my favorite song off of one of the best rock albums ever made.” Tyler Lilly Yellow - Coldplay
“It has a color in the title and it’s a good song.” Ethan Percival |
Blue Ain’t Your Color - Keith Urban
“I love country music and this song is the best to blast with the windows down in summer.” Heidi Spence |
The Silver Cat Feeds - Kyle Dixon & Michael Stein
“I like the music in Stranger Things and this one is underrated. The scene is also pretty cool.” Saya Fujii |
Paint It, Black - The Rolling Stones
“One of my favorite Rolling Stones songs and it has a color in it.” Jake Bermillo |
Gold - Imagine Dragons
“About the stress that comes with success. Definitely a bop that's very dramatic.” Lucas Guazelli |
Mr. Blue Sky - Electric Light Orchestra
“I have a lot of good memories listening to this song plus it’s upbeat and catchy. It just gives summer vibes.” Isabella Klawitter |
Blue Velvet - Lana Del Rey
“I chose this song because it sounds like driving in a convertible through Malibu, and I love Lana.” Marilyn Weaver |
Bodak Yellow - Cardi B
“If there’s younger viewers looking at this right now, maybe skip to the next song. Hopefully my name doesn’t get attached to this song…” Jace Szarlacki |
Blackbird - The Beatles
“I love the beatles and this is one of my favorite songs from them. It’s very catchy and fun to sing-along to.” Sammy Schweizer |
Gold Rush - Taylor Swift
“This song is kind of upbeat, but you can still see the beauty of what Taylor Swift writes.” Jocelyn Cosgrove |
Blue Side (Outro) - j-hope
“This song helps calm me down and put me to ease whenever I feel a little bit stressed.” Selena Ganguly |
Fool’s Gold - One Direction
“I chose this song because it’s weirdly calming and I enjoy listening to it.” Sophia Aranda |
Blue room - Chet Baker
“I like this song because it’s relaxing.” Gabriella Vasquez |
Cream - Prince, The New Power Generation
“Let's just put it out there, "Bang a Gong (Get it On)" by T. Rex was the coolest song in the world until Prince wrote this homage to it. And so even in Prince's catalog, that includes almost every color of the rainbow, the top is Cream...sha boogie bop.” Jason Goldman-Hall |